A dramatic scene was caught on video last Friday when an 18-wheeler loaded with cotton bales stuck on a railroad crossing in Kings Mountain, N.C., was sliced in half by a train that did not stop. (Beware of loud screaming on the video)
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A New Orleans woman who said she was called “too fat to fly” at a Southwest gate last year is now filing a lawsuit demanding the carrier clarify its policies on larger passengers. Kenlie Tiggeman considered Southwest’s “Customers of Size” policy too inconsistent, having been told at least twice that she would be unable to [...]
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A woman on a hang-gliding flight with an instructor fell to her death Saturday in western Canada, about 50 miles east of Vancouver, in a terrible accident. The investigation into the death of Lenami Godinez-Avila, 27, has taken a bizarre turn.
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Amid a state crackdown on smoking, Russia’s top addictions doctor said that long-time smokers cannot be cured and should not be “treated like animals” as they indulge in their habit, the Moscow Times reported:
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A flock of birds flew into a plane’s engine, a frightening incident with shadows of the 2009 Hudson River landing, but the FAA is more worried about … a guy who didn’t properly stow his electronics for takeoff. Delta passenger Grant Cardone says he has received a strongly worded letter from the FAA over his [...]
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Remember: Always wipe your electronic device before you hand it to anybody. You might want to wipe your device every time you leave the house. A Colorado man told ABC7 Denver he gave his phone to a local Best Buy and minutes later, he had a Facebook status update that said “I am gay. Im [...]
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The story of a Japanese tsunami victim whose motorcycle washed up halfway around the world now has a double happy ending. Harley-Davidson says it will restore the rust-encrusted bike found on a beach on Graham Island, British Columbia, and send it back to Japan. The motorcycle was linked to 29-year-old Ikuo Yokoyama through its license [...]
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A baby boy’s visit to the Oregon Zoo in Portland has given the world a new viral video that’s hard to look away from. As the boy smiles for Mom’s video phone, a lion behind the glass sees the kid as a snack, apparently, trying in vain to chomp through the glass.
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